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Intimidation of Human Rights Activists in Iran
Spokesman McCormack: "The United States condemns the continued harassment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. On December 29, Iranian authorities raided her law office and seized computers and confidential files on her clients." Full Text

U.S.-Canada Emergency Management Agreement
Secretary Rice: "[W]e signed an updated U.S.-Canada Memorandum of Agreement on Emergency Management Cooperation. The agreement provides a framewo rk for our two countries to cooperate in planning for and responding to natural and man-made incidents, emergencies, and disasters." Full Text | Fact Sheet

Pathways to Prosperity
Date: 12/10/2008 Description: Pathways to Prosperity website State Dept PhotoSecretary Rice: "This groundbreaking forum is bringing together partners who share a fundamental commitment to expanding opportunities for their people. And that commitment is grounded in democratic values, and it is also grounded in a belief that open markets and free trade leads to growth, and that that can indeed be used to promote social mobility." Full Text | Pathways to Prosperity site

New Website: adoption.state.gov
Date: 12/01/2008 Description: Adoption web page State Dept imageA new website devoted to intercountry adoption, www.adoption.state.gov offers adopting parents, adoption agencies, and others involved in the intercountry adoption process a central resource. More

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